Past Perfect

A Work Page – Tense Review

Fill in with the correct form of the verb

Steve was very busy at the office. At 10:15
he ____________________(already / make) eleven phone calls. By 11:15, he
_____________________(write) three reports on an accident, a hold up and a bomb
scare. At 12:00, he ______________(arrive) at the airport. The week before he
______________(arrange) an interview with a British Airways representative. Unfortunately, the man
______________(be) late. Steve _______________(be) hungry but he
_____________________(cannot go) to lunch until he ________________(interview)
the representative, so he only __________________(buy) a cheese sandwich. The
representative finally ____________________(arrive) at 12:45. He _________________(just come) from an important
meeting. By the time he ____________________ (answer) all of Steve's questions, it

_____________ (be) 13:30,
and at 14:15 Steve ______________(have) another appointment in town. At 15:00
o'clock, he still __________________(not
have) any lunch, so he ___________ (buy)
another cheese sandwich.

He finally _______________(finish)
work at 18:30, tired and hungry. He was looking forward to a good meal at home,
hut when he _______________(arrive) home, Jill, his wife, ____________________ (go out). There was a note for him on the
kitchen table, "Gone out. Cheese sandwiches in the fridge."